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Nuva Ring anyone?

OK, so today hubby had this idea... What is the only thing that I have taken during this whole time I have been sick with migraines, fatigue, pain, and so on? Birth control.

I use the Nuva ring cause it is super easy, and it is supposed to be really really low on side effects right? WRONG!

He looked up some stories online and found possible side effects you should call your doctor about immediately...

Auras is listed as one of the top ones! HELLO!!!!! UMM... 24/7 for 6 months strait! Severe headaches, or headaches that are increasing in intensity!

On top of this, it can cause migraines, swelling, pain in limbs, in lower back, fatigue, and the list goes on.
I found a forum and started reading, I immediately start balling my eyes out! They sound like me! Tons of docs, drugs, no help. Till the day they stopped using the Nuva RING!

I am calling my OBGYN on monday first thing, I was scheduled to get IV injections for my constant migraines soon, just think it could be as simple as switching my freaking Birth control! All this time, if this turns out to be the case, some ones butt is going to be lit up! Thousands of dollars in testing! Thousands!

Ladies... if you are taking this as a birth control method, I urge you to go google the side effects right now! You will be shocked, it may just change your life!

I will keep you all updated... I am not even kidding, I swear to god if this is what has been taking my life for 2 years strait someone is going to have to face some answers!

I hope it's that &quot;simple&quot; for you and that you get the relief you need. Many years ago when I first started taking b/c pills - this was in the 60s long before the low-dose pills - I had awful migraines, and didn't make the connection until years later when my tubes became so scarred that my doctor said I didn't need b/c anymore.

Stopped the pills and months later realized I hadn't had a migraine for...yeah...exactly as long as I'd been off the pills.

Unfortunately that's not my problem anymore - not only am I not on birth control, I'm at the &quot;tail end&quot; of menopause and not even on HRT anymore.

Good luck - keep us posted - it definitely might help someone else to know what you find out.

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